Grants Manager (Contract)

General Summary:

The Grants Manager is responsible for the overall management of the pain external funding program, including grants, exhibits, corporate memberships, and sponsorships, in Medical Affairs. This role manages the request lifecycle, including pre-submission questions, review, and post-decision steps. Another part of the role includes cross-functional training to key internal stakeholders and maintaining internal relationships. This role will ensure processes and procedures are conducted according to standards and SOPs established by Compliance, Legal, and Medical Affairs.

This is a 6 month contract covering a LOA. 

Remote opporutnity.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides oversight and full lifecycle management of incoming grant, humanitarian donations, sponsorship and membership requests for Vertex disease areas of interest. This includes conducting an initial assessment of all submitted requests, oversight of grant committee meetings, contracting, milestone tracking/payments, reconciliations, budget planning and audit readiness
• Leads the Pain Grant Committee meetings and works with the Senior Specialist on rescheduling meetings, when necessary
• Provides input into the ongoing enhancement of grant and sponsorship processes to ensure compliance with Vertex's policies, utilizing industry insights and benchmarking data
• Creates tracking reports for grants including status reports, metrics and dashboards
• Works with the Finance and AD, Grants to track the grant budget and participate in budget forecast meetings
• Works with the contracting team, and, if necessary, Legal on contracting;
• Maintains data management systems that effectively support the review/approval process, archiving and maintenance of all grants programs
• May provide training on data management systems to new team members
• Communicates and exchanges complex information with internal contacts (e.g., Global Medical Affairs, Legal, Compliance, Patient Advocacy, etc.) and external applicants

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Developed project management skills
• Strong initiative and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams) as well as online meeting platforms
• Knowledge of relevant guidelines including, but not limited to, medical and regulatory affairs, drug development, FDA and regulatory guidelines (e.g., PhRMA guidelines, OIG, AMA, ACCME, EACCME, Sunshine Act, etc.) and compliance around Grant Programs
• Proficiency with Request Management systems

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline
• Typically requires 4 years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Certified Healthcare CPD Professional (CHCP) preferred, but not required

$63-$67/HR

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